1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; establishing a children's environmental health officer within 
1.3 	the Department of Health; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law 
1.4 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [144.966] CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Officer of children's environmental health established. The 
1.8 	commissioner of health shall establish and maintain an officer of children's environmental 
1.9 	health. The officer shall:
1.10 	(1) serve as the chief advisor to the commissioner of health on matters relating 
1.11 	to environmental health and environmental protection of children that are within the 
1.12 	jurisdiction of the commissioner of health;
1.13 	(2) assist the commissioner of health in assessing the effectiveness of statutes, rules, 
1.14 	and programs designed to protect children from environmental hazards; 
1.15 	(3) lead and coordinate, within the Department of Health and with other state 
1.16 	agencies including the Departments of Agriculture, Human Services, Natural Resources, 
1.17 	and the Pollution Control Agency, regulatory efforts, research and data collection, and 
1.18 	other programs and services that impact the environmental health of children; and 
1.19 	(4) coordinate with appropriate federal agencies conducting related regulatory 
1.20 	efforts and research and data collection.
1.21 		Subd. 2.Report required.  By January 1, 2007, and biennially thereafter, 
1.22 	the commissioner of health shall provide a report to the legislature and the governor 
1.23 	concerning the activities of the children's environmental health officer. The report shall 
2.1 	include, but is not limited to, information on the progress made by programs under the 
2.2 	commissioner of health to address children's environmental health issues.

2.3 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.4 	$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2007 from the general fund to the commissioner 
2.5 	of health to establish an officer of children's environmental health as required under 
2.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 144.966.